Overview

Lately the chance of seeing the chimps on your chimps tracking tour in the Nyungwe national park is has become unreliable. Hence creating an alternative itinerary for travelers interested in seeing the chimps in Uganda’s Kibale national park and track mountain gorillas in the Volcanoes national park

Day by Day

Trip Itinerary

Day 1: Pick up in Kigali – Kibale Forest national park

Pick up from Kigali by our company tour guide and teansfer to Kibale national park. The drive takes you crossing the border Kibale takes approximately 6 hours. This is a scenic drive through the Kigezi highlands commonly known as the “Switzerland of Africa”. Overnight stayat your hotel.

Day 2: Chimps tracking & Queen Elizabeth national park

At 7.00 am local time assemble for briefing from the senior park ranger and at 8.00 am your guide will transfer you to the starting point for chimpanzee tracking. Normally the whole activity takes less than 4 hours. Later the guide will lead you to Chimps Nest Lodge for lunch. In the afternoon enjoy a nature walk in the Bigodi community Sanctuary anticipating a variety of forest birds and primates including different monkey species. In the evening transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park. It takes 2 hours to get to Queen Elizabeth national park. Overnight stay at your hotel.

Day 3: Game drive and boat cruise

Rise up at dawn for breakfast and an early morning game drive anticipating early risers including predators and other nocturnal mammals before they retreat to their hideouts. Expect mammals including hippos, buffaloes, hartebeests, leopard, lions, etc and a plethora of both endemic and migratory birds. Return to the lodge for an early lunch. At 2.00 pm transfer to the Kazinga Channel for a boat cruise. The Channel is a magnet to all wildlife in this park. It boasts of a big number of birds than any single destination in Africa. Retire to your lodge for relaxation. Overnight stay at your hotel.

Day 4: Transfer to Volcanoes national park

Very early in the morning, enjoy your breakfast and transfer to Volcanoes national park. This day is a long drive but worth undertaking as you traverse the scenic Kigezi highlands – views of the Virunga peaks striding the DR Congo and Rwanda is a big spectacle. Overnight stay at hotel

Day 5: Gorilla Tracking in Volcanoes national park

This day marks the major highlight of a 5 days Uganda Rwanda safari – gorilla trekking in the Volcanoes national park. In the morning converge at Kinigi park headquarters ready to embark on a gorilla trekking expedition. You will be allocated an hour with the gorillas in the wild. Return to the lodge for lunch before transferring to Kigali for a city tour including the Gisozi genocide memorial site. The guide will later transfer you to the airport for your scheduled flight.

End of safari.

Getting there

This tour starts and in Kigali

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Fly to/from Kigali

A transfer from and back to the airport (or hotel) can be arranged for extra cost